# The Best Guitar Solos of 1966

> The best guitar solos of 1966, ranked. #1 is Eight Miles High by The Byrds, then And Your Bird Can Sing and Hey Joe. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1966, ranked: solos our consensus of published lists rates highest come first, then our genre and artist rankings, with no more than three per artist. Led by Eight Miles High by The Byrds, And Your Bird Can Sing by The Beatles and Hey Joe by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

1. [Eight Miles High](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-eight-miles-high/) — The Byrds · solo by Roger McGuinn · 1966
2. [And Your Bird Can Sing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beatles-and-your-bird-can-sing/) — The Beatles · solo by George Harrison & Paul McCartney · 1966
3. [Hey Joe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jimi-hendrix-experience-hey-joe/) — The Jimi Hendrix Experience · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1966
4. [East-West](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-east-west/) — The Paul Butterfield Blues Band · solo by Mike Bloomfield · 1966
5. [All Your Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-all-your-love/) — John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · solo by Eric Clapton · 1966
6. [Taxman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beatles-taxman/) — The Beatles · solo by Paul McCartney · 1966
7. [Double Crossing Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-double-crossing-time/) — John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · solo by Eric Clapton · 1966
8. [Have You Heard](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-have-you-heard/) — John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · solo by Eric Clapton · 1966
9. [Shapes of Things](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-yardbirds-shapes-of-things/) — The Yardbirds · solo by Jeff Beck · 1966
10. [Anji](https://greatestsolos.com/song/simon-and-garfunkel-anji/) — Simon & Garfunkel · solo by Paul Simon · 1966
11. [You're Gonna Miss Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-13th-floor-elevators-youre-gonna-miss-me/) — The 13th Floor Elevators · solo by Stacy Sutherland · 1966
12. [Windy and Warm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/doc-watson-windy-and-warm/) — Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1966
13. [One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-lee-hooker-one-bourbon-one-scotch-one-beer/) — John Lee Hooker · solo by John Lee Hooker · 1966
14. [For What It's Worth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buffalo-springfield-for-what-it-s-worth/) — Buffalo Springfield · solo by Neil Young · 1966
15. [I'm Not Like Everybody Else](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kinks-i-m-not-like-everybody-else/) — The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1966
16. [Happenings Ten Years Time Ago](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-yardbirds-happenings-ten-years-time-ago/) — The Yardbirds · solo by Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page · 1966
17. [Work Song](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-work-song/) — The Paul Butterfield Blues Band · solo by Mike Bloomfield · 1966
18. [Stroll On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-yardbirds-stroll-on/) — The Yardbirds · solo by Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page · 1966
19. [Go and Say Goodbye](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buffalo-springfield-go-and-say-goodbye/) — Buffalo Springfield · solo by Stephen Stills · 1966
20. [Leave](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buffalo-springfield-leave/) — Buffalo Springfield · solo by Neil Young · 1966

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